The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Houston 2025, Joseph Chang & Thomas Faust crossed the line in 1:10:33: 127th of 731 men's teams, faster than 83% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 93% of the field beaten on the runs, 43% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 1:00. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:46 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Houston cost the whole field time: about 3:14 more than the average race this season, going by 368 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:41Running 1 4:32v median −0:44
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Block 02 6:03Running 2 4:15v median −1:08
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Block 03 9:09Running 3 4:39v median −1:05
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Block 04 7:44Running 4 4:45v median −1:07
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Block 05 9:24Running 5 4:44v median −1:21
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Block 06 6:08Running 6 4:43v median −1:15
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Block 07 8:59Running 7 4:41v median −1:15
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Block 08 8:23Running 8 4:41v median −1:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:11
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 729
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 729 men's teams who finished.